About the Author
Stephan is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Science.
In his free time, he focuses on:
- Linux and software freedom
- HCI and UI/UX design
- Programming (mainly Python)
- Reading sci-fi and fanfiction
... but he prefers to keep his web UIs utilitarian and leave graphic design to the experts.
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Category Archives: Geek Stuff
Concentrated Feels
Last Updated: 2017-07-09 No matter whether we stand unmoved in the face of tragedy, or cry at the drop of a hat, we all have those moments which stand out…Last Updated: 2017-07-09 No matter whether we stand unmoved in the … Continue reading
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Rust: Looping on a member variable without mutably borrowing self
The Story Late last night, I stumbled upon a rather clever hack in one of my Rust projects. I’d been working on an iterator which implements grapheme-aware CamelCase word-splitting when…The Story Late last night, I stumbled upon a rather clever … Continue reading
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Tidying up Amazon wishlist printouts
Whenever I visit the used games store, I like to bring a printout of my Amazon.ca wishlist, since it’s easier to work with than a tiny screen. However, Amazon, for…Whenever I visit the used games store, I like to bring … Continue reading
Splitting CamelCase without Regex lookahead/lookbehind
I’ve been working to port the brains of my game launcher experiment from Python to Rust for easier refactoring and to eventually offer language bindings other than Python itself and,…I’ve been working to port the brains of my game launcher … Continue reading
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Getting Your Cheap Chinese USB Foot Pedal Doing Useful Things on Linux
Well, I have a Chinese USB foot pedal that I picked up on eBay for $11 CA to play around with but, for ages, it’s been worth bupkiss because it’s…Well, I have a Chinese USB foot pedal that I picked … Continue reading
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Home-made tamper-evident security seals for kids and adults alike
Suppose you need to keep siblings, roommates, children, or even friends with wandering hands out of something, but you can’t use a lock. Maybe you’re worried they’ll find the key,…Suppose you need to keep siblings, roommates, children, or even friends … Continue reading
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How To Extend A JavaScript API Based On Promises/A+
I was writing a little unsigned “dump my tabs” WebExtension for my Firefox Developer Edition when I realized that, outside the jQuery world, I’d only ever used old-style callbacks before….I was writing a little unsigned “dump my tabs” WebExtension for … Continue reading
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